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Onion farm in Barangay Sinaja, Belison, Antique (PNA photo courtesy of Ronald Ardeno) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - Farmers in Antique province must prioritize high-value crops (HVC) such as onion and garlic to prevent shortage and normalize prices. Board Member Rony Molina passed a resolution during the provincial council session Monday amid a "wide disturbing news of overwhelming price increase in the market of two of the HVC, namely onion and garlic." "As observed during the past years, the prices of these crops are stable, until of late that there was a shortage for reason of lack of cold storage facilities, and may be because of hoarding by some traders taking advantage of the abnormal situation such that the government has no recourse but to resort to importation to remedy and meet the demands in the market," Molina said in his resolution. Molina said plantingHVC is a better remedy than importation, which is disadvantageous to farmers. In a later interview

Ronald ardenoBarangay sinajaRony molinaOffice of the provincial agriculturistDepartment of agricultureMember rony molinaProvincial agriculturistOnion farm in barangay sinajaNtique pna photo courtesy of ronald ardeno san jose de buenavistaNtique farmers in antique province must prioritize high value crops hvc such as onion and garlic to prevent shortage normalize prices board member rony molina passeda resolution during the provincial council session monday amida quot wide disturbing news of overwhelming price increase market twoAmely onion and garlic quot as observed during the past yearsHe prices of these crops are stableNtil of late that there wasa shortage for reason lack cold storage facilitiesNd may be because of hoarding by some traders taking advantage the abnormal situation such that government has no recourse but to resort importation remedy and meet demands in marketUot molina said in his resolution plantinghvc isa better remedy than importationHich is disadvantageous to farmers ina later interview